Over a billion people visited social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter last month so it’s not surprising that hackers have these sites in their cross-hairs. The attacks come in many forms: spreading Trojan viruses including key loggers, phishing for passwords and sniffing out packets of sensitive information. In fact, according to recent research …
Tag Archive: hacking
Feb
06
How Wi-Fi attackers are poisoning Web browsers
By Ellen Messmer Network World February 3, 2010 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9151979/How_Wi_Fi_attackers_are_poisoning_Web_browsers?source=CTWNLE_nlt_security_2010-02-04 Public Wi-Fi networks such as those in coffee shops and airports present a bigger security threat than ever to computer users because attackers can intercede over wireless to “poison” users’ browser caches in order to present fake Web pages or even steal data at a later …
Jan
31
China Hacks Inspire Copycats
COPYCAT : China Hacks Inspire Copycats Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld Jan 24, 2010 http://www.pcworld.com/article/187534/china_hacks_inspire_copycats.html? Malicious hackers have begun using the recent cyberattacks against Google and more than 30 other companies as lures for launching even more targeted attacks, security firm F-Secure said in a blog post today. The company reported spoofed e-mails purporting to contain details …